Join our team as a Senior Project Manager & Security Architect to lead enterprise-scale, high-risk cybersecurity initiatives safeguarding Ontario’s Critical Valued Assets (CVAs). This role blends deep technical expertise in Data Loss Prevention (DLP), encryption, database activity monitoring (IBM Guardium), and security architecture with advanced program and project-management skills. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, from requirements gathering and “security by design” architecture to operational handover, ensuring solutions are secure, compliant, and sustainable. Working closely with OPS teams and vendors, you will manage scope, schedule, and risk while driving continuous improvement in security practices and enterprise resilience.
As a Senior Project Manager & Security Architect, you will lead large-scale, high-risk security programs that protect Ontario’s Critical Valued Assets (CVAs). You’ll combine advanced information-security architecture expertise, especially in enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and enterprise database monitoring (IBM Guardium an asset), with senior program lead experience and project-management skills. You’ll manage end-to-end delivery, embed “security by design” principles to ensure protection of critical valued assets and enhanced security monitoring. You will collaborate closely with internal OPS teams and vendors to ensure the successful acceptance, timely execution, and day-2 supportability and operability of all project changes and deliverables.
General Skills
Senior leadership in enterprise security program delivery and technical design
Deep understanding of information-security domains: DLP, data classification, encryption, database activity monitoring, IAM, network security
Proficiency with structured project-management methodologies (e.g. PMBOK) and OPS I&IT frameworks
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and executive-level reporting
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Track record of facilitating change management in enterprise organizations
Agile and Waterfall delivery experience, with hands-on backlog grooming, Sprint planning, and change control
Team leadership and mentoring, guiding both security architects and project teams
Familiarity with government/regulatory mandates (FIPPA, PHIPA, PCI DSS, AODA)
Key Responsibilities
Act as Senior Program Lead across CVA security initiatives, balancing scope, schedule, budget, and quality
Gathers and develops requirements and works with project stakeholders and ITS project managers to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan.
Define and validate information security architecture for DLP solutions, data classification, encryption schemes, and database-monitoring (Guardium)
Lead consultative workshops to capture business and security requirements, threat models, and “security by design” patterns
Develop and manage integrated project schedules, resource plans, risk registers, and change-control processes
Oversee vendor engagements, third-party integrations, and interoperability with SIEM (Splunk, Azure Sentinel) and SOAR platforms
Chair Steering Committee and architecture-review boards; provide regular status updates to executives and sponsors
Proactively identify and mitigate project and security risks, escalating when necessary and recommending compensating controls
Ensure day-2 supportability: coordinate knowledge transfer, runbooks, operational handover, and monitoring/dashboard enablement
Champion OPS I&IT security and project-management best practices, driving continuous improvement
Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
1. Enterprise IT & Cybersecurity Leadership (40%)
Candidate to demonstrate advanced experience managing enterprise scale IT modernization and/or cyber security projects and deep understanding of security tools, technologies, processes, governance frameworks
Manage enterprise‐scale IT modernization and cybersecurity programs protecting Critical Value Assets (CVAs)
Deep expertise in information security domains and controls, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) design and implementation, database activity monitoring (e.g., IBM Guardium), encryption, tokenization, and key management
Proficient with Identity & Access Management (SSO, MFA, PKI), network security controls (firewalls, NAC, SASE), and both cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and on-prem security domains
Solid understanding of security operations tools (SIEM – Splunk/Sentinel, SOAR, EDR) and governance frameworks (PMBOK, ITIL, ISO 27001, FIPPA/PHIPA)
2. Advanced Program & Project Management Skills (60%)
Candidates should demonstrate the ability to lead complex, high-risk projects through the following skill areas:
Skill Category
Weight
Key Competencies
Analytical & Strategic
15%
Attention to detail, critical thinking, defining input mechanisms, strategic planning, risk identification, logical analysis
Communication & Collaboration
15%
Facilitating group discussions, engaging reluctant stakeholders, negotiation, relationship building, executive presentations, active listening
Decisive Leadership
15%
Building consensus, setting measurable objectives, enforcing timelines, prioritization, goal orientation
Problem Solving & Adaptability
15%
Aligning initiatives with emerging strategy, creative brainstorming, evaluating solutions, identifying obstacles, multitasking, stress tolerance
Max number of candidate submissions - 1(one)
Candidate is required to come to the office 3 days a week
Must-haves:
The hiring Team is looking for a Lead Project Manager with the following must-haves:
Manage enterprise‐scale IT modernization and cybersecurity programs protecting Critical Value Assets (CVAs)
Data Projection and Information Security
Project, Senior Leadership in cybersecurity domain
Critical Value Assets (CVAs)
Additional Information:
Townhall Discussion
Aug 15 2025 - 2:30 PM EST
Townhall link -
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Nzk4ZDM4ZTMtNjdiYi00MDYwLWI2ZTgtM2NhOTM4NjU3YmU0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22754b3dc5-5fa3-4f76-9d16-28276052acbf%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22626db5a9-c161-4822-a174-52b87f8e5ee5%22%7d